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Sanna Marin
Sanna Mirella Marin is a Finnish politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023. She was re-elected as member of parliament in April 2023 but resigned to become a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in the Tony Blair Insti…
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politics · Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 · politician · also Sanna Marin, Marin
Born 16 November 1985 · Q16986436
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2026· 4 entries
Marin Independent Journal: Marin Voice: Surviving serious fall from e-bike led me to Legislature floor
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The San Francisco Standard: Marin teachers get surprise $9,161 checks from philanthropist
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Awarded Order of Princess Olga, 1st class (2026).
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2024· 1 entry
Awarded Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (2024).
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2023· 3 entries
Election won: 2023 election.
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Awarded Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftspreis (2023).
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Campaign: 2023 election.
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2022).
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said Marin was an icon of progressive leadership
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2020· 4 entries
Awarded BBC 100 Women (2020).
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Became a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum
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Career landmark: party leader (2020–2023).
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The Marin Cabinet invoked a state of emergency in Finland to alleviate the epidemic, in connection with which, among other things, the Uusimaa region was temporarily isolated from the rest of Finland
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2019· 3 entries
Career landmark: Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications (2019–2019).
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Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (2019–2023).
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2018· 2 entries
With her former partner, TPV football player Markus Räikkönen
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Marin has a daughter born in 2018 with her former partner, TPV football player Markus Räikkönen.
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2017· 1 entry
Studied at University of Tampere, master's degree (2007–2017).
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (2015).
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Was elected to the Finnish Parliament as an MP from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa
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2012· 2 entries
Career landmark: municipal councillor in Finland (2012–2015).
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And 2017, respectively, majoring in municipal and regional governance
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2008· 1 entry
Ran unsuccessfully for election to the City Council of Tampere, but stood again and was elected in the 2012 elections
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2006· 2 entries
And served as its first director from 2010 to 2012
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Later serving as its vice president from 2010 to 2012
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2004· 1 entry
At the age of 19, becoming the first person in her immediate family to graduate from high school
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1985· 1 entry
Born 1985-11-16.
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